Equestrian sport in India

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Equestrian sport in India
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Indian Postage Stamp stamp showcasing Equestrian in 1980 Olympics.
CountryIndia
Governing body Equestrian Federation of India
National team(s)India
First played1967

India has a wide following in various equestrian sports like showjumping, eventing, dressage, endurance and tent pegging. Supported by the Equestrian Federation of India, eventing is the most popular of the five, with teams representing the country at most Asian Games, winning a bronze medal in the 2002 and 2006 games. India has been represented in five Olympic Games by its equestrians in the years 1980 (Moscow), 1996 (Atlanta), 2000 (Sydney), 2020 (Tokyo) and 2024 (Paris). Anush Agarwalla became the first Indian to represent the country in Dressage in Modern Summer Olympics. The Equestrian Premier League aims to support the sport in the country.

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Medals won in International Equestrian events

CompetitionGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Asian Games 43714
Total43714

Indian Olympic Equestrians

EquestrianOlympicsEventsHorseNotes
Jitendarjit Singh Ahluwalia 1980 Olympics Three day event -Team and IndividualShiwalik
Hussain Khan 1980 OlympicsThree day event - Team and IndividualRajdoot
Muhammad Khan 1980 OlympicsThree day event - Team and IndividualI-Am-It
Darya Singh 1980 OlympicsThree day event - Team and IndividualBobby
Indrajit Lamba 1996 Olympics Individual eventingKarishma
Imtiaz Anees 2000 Olympics Individual eventingSpring InvaderRank 23
Fouaad Mirza 2020 Olympics Individual eventingSeigneur MedicotRank 23
Anush Agarwalla 2024 Olympics Individual dressageSir Caramello OldRank 52

Indian Equestrians at Asian Games

The following are medalists in the Asian Games:

EquestrianOlympicsEventsHorseNotes
Bhagirath Singh 2006 Doha Asian Games Team eventing
Deep Kumar Ahlawat 2006 Doha Asian Games Team eventing
Palwinder Singh 2006 Doha Asian Games Team eventing
Rajesh Pattu 2006 Doha Asian Games Team eventing
Rakesh Kumar 2018 Jakarta Asian Games Team eventing
Ashish Malik 2018 Jakarta Asian Games Team eventing
Jitender Singh 2018 Jakarta Asian Games Team eventing
Fouaad Mirza 2018 Jakarta Asian Games Team eventing

List of National Sports award recipients in Equestrian, showing the year, award, and gender

YearRecipientAwardGender
1973Dafadar Md. KhanArjuna AwardMale
1976H. S. SodhiArjuna AwardMale
1982Rupinder Singh BrarArjuna AwardMale
1982 Raghubir Singh Arjuna AwardMale
1984 Ghulam Mohammed Khan Arjuna AwardMale
1987J. S. AhluwaliaArjuna AwardMale
1991Adhiraj SinghArjuna AwardMale
2003Rajesh PattuArjuna AwardMale
2004Deep Kumar AhlawatArjuna AwardMale
2019 Fouaad Mirza Arjuna AwardMale
2020Sawant Ajay AnantArjuna AwardMale